Guilty Crown is a lot like a soup with too many ingredients in which half of them have gone stale. The setting is pretty much Code Geass--occupied Japan, resistance fighters, and a mysterious power given to a highschool student. The cast is glutted with underdeveloped characters, quite a few of which go on to become cannon fodder, and the subplots and sequence of events are choppy and uneven. The series does touch on one particularly interesting theme however; those seeking to change the system start turning into the very thing they despised. Unfortunately some pretty bizarre and incredulous events put an abrupt end to several episodes' worth of development in lieu of some out-of-place Judeo-Christian esotericism and a few climactic battles. The final ending is either laughable or bittersweet depending on your take. Overall I'd say Guilty Crown brings in too many elements and themes which are better handled by other series, and then leaves them half-baked.
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